Caitlin Ryan and her colleagues at SF State's Family Acceptance Project (FAP) have spent more than a decade conducting groundbreaking research on how family support -- or the lack thereof -- can affect gay and transgender youth.

Though LGBT youth might often feel voiceless in society, gay youth are speaking out through art in a group exhibition, “Crawl Space: The Attic Experience,” at the William Way LGBT Community Center, through Aug. 24.